{"id":166,"date":"2023-04-24T20:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T00:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:29:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-384241b8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_5478-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"lab\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_5478-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_5478-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_5478-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_5478-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_5478-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_5478-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/IMG_5478-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the Jespersen Lab website. Our lab primarily focuses on turfgrass physiology and researching how plants respond to environmental stresses including heat, drought, salinity, and light-stress. Our goal is to better understand how plants respond to challenging environments and the underlying mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance. Our research approach is to combine whole plant physiology with molecular biology to better understand differences among plants and associated performance under stressful conditions. Working with collaborators we hope to develop plants and landscapes that are more resilient and sustainable in the face of environmental stresses. Our lab is based on the UGA Griffin Campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Lab Highlights: Activities and Events<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"--caes-slideshow-ratio:16 \/ 9\" class=\"caes-slideshow caes-slideshow--scrollable wp-block-uga-caes-slideshow\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3000\">\n\t\t<ul\n\t\tclass=\"caes-slideshow__track\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Image slideshow\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"caes-slideshow__slide\" data-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"caes-slideshow__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"caes-slideshow__image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/20260410_TURF_CLS_MARCM_100.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"lab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position:50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"caes-slideshow__slide\" data-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"caes-slideshow__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"caes-slideshow__image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2026\/08\/20260410_TURF_CLS_MARCM_191.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"lab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position:50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"caes-slideshow__slide\" data-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"caes-slideshow__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"caes-slideshow__image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4144.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"People on field\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position:50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"caes-slideshow__caption\">August 2024 on the Turfgrass Field Day<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"caes-slideshow__slide\" data-index=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"caes-slideshow__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"caes-slideshow__image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_0132-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"People at Atlanta airport\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position:50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"caes-slideshow__caption\">Nov. 2023 at Atlanta Airport, leaving for the CSSA annual meeting<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"caes-slideshow__slide\" data-index=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"caes-slideshow__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"caes-slideshow__image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/jespersenlab\/files\/2024\/12\/Picture1-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"lab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position:50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"caes-slideshow__caption\">Summer 2023, celebrating Dr. Jespersen\u2019s birthday<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caes-slideshow__controls\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"caes-slideshow__playpause\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-pause-label=\"Pause slideshow\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-play-label=\"Play slideshow\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Pause slideshow\"\n\t\t\t\t><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caes-slideshow__nav\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Slideshow navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"caes-slideshow__prev\" aria-label=\"Previous image\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caes-slideshow__counter\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"caes-slideshow__next\" aria-label=\"Next image\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Jespersen Lab website. 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